CCTV caught the moment a thief made off with the donation box of a temple in southern India on 26 November.

Robbery has flourished amid the Covid-19 crisis in southern India's Telangana, but the sight of a man helping himself to the donation box in Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple in Nalgonda Mandal still shocked observers.

CCTV footage shows the man enter the temple discreetly while no one is around, before picking up the donation box and fleeing the scene unnoticed.

Villagers have filed a complaint at the police station and an investigation is underway.

Robbery has become a flourishing business amid the Covid-19 crisis in southern India's Telangana on November 26. The incident took place at the Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple in Nalgonda Mandal.

CCTV footage features the miscreant approaching the temple discreetly while no one is around, intending to rob it whole. Following this, he sets his target on the temple's donation box, owing to which he grabs the opportunity and picks up the case before fleeing the scene unnoticed, leading to a bizarre situation.

The donation box from the Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple was robbed by a miscreant while the temple was vacant. However, the villagers filed a complaint at the police station while an investigation is underway.